Monoconductor data-power transmission
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsBatakrishna Mandal, Clovis Bonavides, Carl Dodge, Syed Ali, Alberto Quintero
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Abstract
In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to acquire downhole data associated with a borehole casing, process a portion of the downhole data at a downhole location to provide processed data, regulate surface motor power received at a motor downhole, filter the surface motor power, and transmit the processed data to a surface location on a monoconductor that also carries the surface motor power. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Claims27
An apparatus, comprising:
- a downhole tool body including a motor to receive surface motor power from a monoconductor;
- a processor to provide processed data;
- a filter coupled to the motor;
- and
- a power regulator coupled to the filter, wherein the surface motor power is to be provided to the motor using a monoconductor terminal of the power regulator, and wherein the processed data is to be transmitted along the monoconductor by coupling the processed data to the monoconductor so that the surface motor power can be applied to operate the motor at substantially the same time the processed data is transmitted on the monoconductor.
A system, including:
- a surface facility to provide surface motor power and to receive processed data;
- a monoconductor to couple to the surface facility;
- a downhole tool body including a motor to receive the surface motor power from the monoconductor;
- a processor to provide processed data;
- a filter coupled to the motor;
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- a power regulator coupled to the filter, wherein the surface motor power is to be provided to the motor using a monoconductor terminal of the power regulator, and wherein the processed data is to be transmitted along the monoconductor by coupling the processed data to the monoconductor so that the surface motor power can be applied to operate the motor at substantially the same time the processed data is transmitted on the monoconductor.
A method, comprising:
- acquiring downhole data associated with a borehole casing;
- processing a portion of the downhole data at a downhole location to provide processed data;
- regulating surface motor power received at a motor downhole;
- filtering the surface motor power;
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- transmitting the processed data to a surface location on a monoconductor that carries the surface motor power.
A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
- acquiring downhole data associated with a borehole casing;
- processing a portion of the downhole data at a downhole location to provide processed data;
- regulating surface motor power received at a motor downhole;
- filtering the surface motor power;
- and
- transmitting the processed data to a surface location on a monoconductor that carries the surface motor power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.